JEM students working on a Land Grant Films’ production were highlighted by WBIR-TV for their work on a documentary about refugees. The story can be viewed at http://www.wbir.com/news/local/ut-students-professor-produce-documentary-on-refugees/451375262.
 
90.3 The Rock – WUTK-FM has once again been voted “Knoxville’s Finest Radio Station” in the 2017 Blank Newspaper’s readers’ poll. This is the third year-in-a-row the station has received this award. WUTK has been voted Knoxville’s best radio station by three different free independent newspapers in Knoxville over the last 12 years (Metro Pulse 2006-2014, Blank 2015-2017, Knox Mercury 2015-2016).